Bloody Roads South : The Wilderness to Cold Harbor, May-June 1864

by Trudeau, Noah Andre

• ISBN13: 9780807126448
• ISBN10: 0807126446
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr
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Summary

In this authoritative chronicle of the great 1864 Overland Campaign in Virginia, Noah Andre Trudeau re-creates the brutal forty days that marked the beginning of the end of the Civil War. In riveting detail he traces the carnage from the initial battles in Virginia's Wilderness to the gruesome hand-to-hand combat at Spotsylvania's "Bloody Angle", to the ingenious trap laid by Lee at the North Anna River, to the killing ground of Cold Harbor. Through fascinating eyewitness accounts, he relates the human stories behind this epic saga. Common soldiers struggle to find the words to describe the agony of their comrades, incredible tales of individual valor, their own mortality. Also recounting their experiences are the women who nursed these soldiers and black troops who were getting their first taste of battle. The raw vitality of battle sketches by Edwin Forbes and Alfred R. Waud complement the words of the participants.

Trudeau's sensitive storytelling declares heroes of foot soldiers and mortals of leaders. Bloody Roads South is both a captivating account of o

Table of Contents

Preface to the 2000 Edition	vii
Preface to the First Edition	ix
Author's Note	xi
A Note on the Illustrations	xii
Maps	xvi
Prologue	3	(7)
Preparation	10	(21)
Decision	31	(10)
The Wilderness	41	(76)
Roads South: 1	117	(16)
Spotsylvania	133	(81)
Fredericksburg	214	(6)
Roads South: 2	220	(7)
North Anna	227	(20)
Roads South: 3	247	(5)
Bethesda Church	252	(9)
Roads South: 4	261	(3)
Cold Harbor	264	(36)
Cold Harbor to the James	300	(19)
Epilogue	319	(4)
Notes	323	(3)
Bibliography	326	(12)
Acknowledgments	338	(3)
Casualties	341	(1)
Organization of Forces	342	(4)
Index	346